Many Hands Help In A Time Of Need (NAPSA)—When Haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake, volunteers rushed to help, including Miami Heat basketball star Alonzo Mourning. Mourning urged Americans to help Haiti during a recent appear- ance on the television program “Sharing Miracles.” He told the show’s host, Billy Tauzin, that he traveled to Haiti soon after the disaster and initiated the Athlete’s Relief Fund for Haiti to help bring critical medical supplies and aid to the people of Port-auPrince, Haiti’s capital. America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies also quickly mobilized to provide help. So far, the compa- nies have committed more than $40 million in medicines, medical supplies and cashtorelief efforts. So far, America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies have committed $40 million to help Haiti. Project HOPE, Save the Children and World Vision. Biopharmaceutical research companies are also involved in the Haitian relief effort through their Tauzin, president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America participation in the Rx Response program. Rx Response was devel- news broke about the tragedy in Haiti, America’s biopharmaceuti- ways to keep the medicine supply chain operating following a disaster. “You don’t have to be a basket- (PhRMA), said: “The day the cal research companies got to work—coordinating efforts with relief organizations and health care groups already on the ground—making sure that everything from simple antibi- otic creams to critical medicines was madeavailable to victims.” Groups such as the Athlete’s Relief Fund for Haiti and PhRMA are coordinating their Haitian relief efforts with organizations such as the World Health Organi- zation, UNICEF and the Red Cross as well as AmeriCares, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Direct Relief International, MAP International, Partners in Health, oped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and has pioneered new ball superstar or a large companyto help,” said Tauzin. “Even small con- tributions, multiplied by thousands of dedicated givers, can add up and help to make a realdifference.” For more information on Athlete’s Relief Fund for Haiti, visit http://amcharities.org/. For more information on Sharing Miracles, visit www.sharingmiracles.com. For more information on how America’s biopharmaceutical research companies help with Haitian earthquakerelief, visit www.PhRMA.org. For more infor- mation on Rx Response, visit www.RxResponse.org.
